How to thresholds. Cut and install floor transitions. Easy!
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 17. 07. 2024
- Hey Home Menders! Dustin shows how to cut and install oak wooden thresholds for a new floor. There is nothing worse than an awesome floor with a cheesy transition....That means no carpet trim, laminate paper thresholds or no transition at all. You can cut and install solid oak, stained to match your floor that looks like a top dollar installation for a fraction of the cost of pre-finished material. Don't forget to check out the tool box below for some cool stuff! You can do it!
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You always have the best videos, man. To the point, but also showing where the big pitfalls are and where I can safely save a buck. You make my home projects so easy.
Thank you TS appreciate your friend. Check out the homemender Home Owners course. Lots more packed inside :-)
YOU'RE SO AWESOME! I spent the winter month's giving my entire kitchen a DIY facelift from top to bottom! I'm just now today finishing my new vinyl flooring and didn't know what to do about the transition's, which I have 3 of,...one goes from the new vinyl, to a carpeted bedroom, another from new vinyl, to vinyl (same level) in bathroom, and the 3rd, new vinyl to ceramic tile foyer and I was starting to panic having coming this far and wondering what I was able to put down! You just saved me a TON of undue stress!!!!!! I commend you and LOVE your video's and you as a person are so cool,....excellent musical intro too! I'm a 54 yr old rocker and always will be :) Thanks a million!!!! Audrey
so awesome audrey! thanks for sharing!
Dude! Good editing. All the good stuff, no bullshit. Covered everything I need and a little more. Simple explanations, kept it real and appealing. It was more like I was asking a friend or neighbor, not a stuffy online guru! CHEERS!
Thank you sir!!! Awesome comment friend. Appreciate you!
I'm loving this series because this is all stuff I need to do to my house to sell it. I could use one of those oscillating tools. BTW, last weekend I built a gate from a fence panel and your video really helped. Good stuff!
So cool cerberus!.....thanks so much for sharing..love it when stuff works....oh man..the multi tool is def my favorite.
Just did my floors. Perfect timing.
loving perfect..thanks jackie!
Very informative, precise, straightforward. I had a few questions in my mind and your video answered them all. Thank you
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Thank you tamez! Awesome! Hearting this comment.
Those transitions turned out great. I didnât even realize there was any type available other than that gold metal transition. These look so nice.
oh yeah the solid oaks are the best i've came across.. thanks lori!
I like how you kept it very simple. Thank you!
It should always be simple. Thank you local
looks a lot better that way Dustin! great job
thank you gray!
Thumbs up Dustin. Keep em coming.
thanks dgr! will do!
Learned a lot. Thanks Dustin!
Thank you Heath. Thanks for sharing.
ty sir I have been doing a lot of home redos.. and sometimes it's nice to get a fresh pair of eyes
Absolutely thank you Mr. Clark
WOW!!, thanks a bunch for getting back to me, Iâm so grateful!!..
No problem friend... anytime!
Thanks. That took a lot of the mystery out of those thresholds.
thank you MW!
Great video, I really liked your approach.
thank you sir!
Thank you! Very easy to understand.
Thank you cayden!
Hate I just now discovered you. Youâre the man!
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thanks for this!
Thank you Dee!!!!
Thank you! Well done!
Thank you Mary. appreciate you
When i bought my house, i hired some craigslist guys to install my laminate floor. They did an ok job with the floor, but for reasons pertaining to their poor work ethic, i let them go with the transitions still remaining. They've been in my garage for 6 months, and i'm using these social isolation days to do projects. Thresholds today. I noticed i had both T-transitions and the step-transitions still in the box. Youre video did a perfectly fine job of explaining what i've got, and how to install them. Time to go to work. Thank you for taking the time to make this video.
so awesome jet!...craigslist...i know the types...lol so glad it helped you..
I was about to special-order transitions to match my flooring, but will be taking a trip to Home Depot to check out their unfinished options. I happen to have a can of stain that matches the baseboard and doors, so thanks for the idea!
Awesome Erich! Youâll be happy with them. I go to â southern tileâ a local trim distributor. I end up getting 100 ft of solid oak quarter round for 40 bucks. Thatâs 40. Cents a ft. The transitions are about 6 bucks. Local distributor is the way to go if you can find them. Thanks so much!
Nice video Dustin !
thank you sir!
outstanding tutorial. you got a new fan here.
Thank you Isaiah
Thanks I'm also Dustin and this was exactly what I was looking for
awesome D ! Thank you!
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truly enjoyed this vid!
thank you JR! always a pleasure
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yes you are..thanks lori!
Excellent video, now I just need to buy a chisel to open my stain can (3:30) lol đ
OK now I need to heart that comment. You nailed.
Really good job
Thank you Rakesh
great video thanks
Thank you big!!
I'm watching this because my mom and step-dad are taking forever (half a year) starting lol, might as well do this myself :[
You can do this :-) Hearting this comment. Thank you Hana!
Thank You
thank you too!
I wish you had shown the cuts (especially the rounded one). I really appreciate the video. I have put down floors in my entire house but I had to take it up in the laundry room and have never had to do a reducer transition. I got stuck on my last row of floor because I thought I might need space like a t-molding. This was a great video and answered my questions
So very glad the video help to you Nicole. Thanks so much for sharing
Thanks
thank you MR!
I love how he said â u almost let me cut the wrong endâ lol đ nice touch keeping that in their because at that moment u almost fucked up! đđœ
ha! i like leaving in the mistakes..lol :)
And here I was admiring his confidence marking with his pencil, unlike me who has to ponder such little details - and then screwing up anyway.
Hey amazing man!!!! You are totally awesome. I want let you know that you help me saved thousands of $$$, with one of your videos, how to replace chain fence and add a wood fence. Thank you so so very much! Because the saved amount money for the fence I was able to replace 910 sq ft carpet and buy a new modern look vanity with quartz cabinet for my master bathroom. I am a first buyer house, and also I need assistance how to replace, and install a vanity bathroom and install the faucet. My master bathroom has a carpet and I need to install a tile, I do not know if I can go with stick and peel, or porcelain tile. Thank you!
Maggie!..you...are...amazing!..thanks you so much for sharing this..so good to hear when more work is done for less. Confidence is the key....thanks so much for making the videos a success. I do have a vanity video for you and check out "the easiest floor ever" vinyl plank floor vid. it was so sweet and easy, plus would definitely work in a bathroom. Let me know what you decide...you rock!
The best way to tell if your bead of adhesive is getting good coverage is to pull it back up after putting it down. You will know exactly where the adhesive if hitting your transition strip and can add more where needed.
Excellent suggestion maga man. Always appreciating you sir
You're welcome!
Absolutely
Great job đ what glue did you use last?
Hi Sophia. This was just a no name construction Adhesive. You could always use liquid nails. Thanks for watching
Hey Dustin , thx for the very details video. Learned a lot. Question please, what's the name of that electric hand saw ?
Heyhey samy. Makita multitool. Itâs definitely a plus in this kind of work đ
Very helpful, thanks! What kind of glue did you use in the caulking gun there at the end?
Hey yi! Thanks so much for commenting. This was just a standard construction adhesive, heavy duty maybe three bucks a tube?
wow. 10 years later now I know why the thresold between my kitchen tile and vinyl hall keeps falling off and I keep accidentally kicking it, and it never stays in place. The tile company put a T threshold when I clearly needed a step thresold. I never knew. Im going to go out and get myself a step one and get rid of one the biggest annoyances in my house :). Thanks for the explanation!!!
So awesome Kathy Iâm glad it helped you
@@homemend what adhesive would you recommend for adhering a thresold to tile on one side and linoleum on the other?
Thanks for the video. What is the name of the glue?
Hey PT. This one was just heavy duty construction adhesive, no name brand
Nice work
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thank you mr T
Do you have any video on remodeling bathrooms?
When do we get another blooper video? Great vid!!
awe i miss the blooper real...soon soon! thanks nelson!
Suggestions for creating a floor transition when it's too wide for regular transitions you would purchase at a hardware store? 2"+ wide?
Hey audio. Great question, I have run into this, you can miter the edge shave off of 45 of a one by six, if you mitered both sides you can create a decent transition for a wide space, you can use oak or pine both but both would work great. If you canât meet or you can also trim it out and shoe molding to give it a rounded edge. I hope this helps!
Where did you buy that t bar? I've looked everywhere and can't find one shaped like that.
This one came from Southern tile⊠But you can find unfinished any shape you need at flooring, stores, or lumberyards
How did you notch out the square? And then what did you use to round it out?
Great question Rachel. This was not with a coping saw, it can also cut arches
What to cut a metal transition with? An oscillating multitool? A miter saw? Angle grinder?
Hey Lizzie. Just a hacksaw will do.
Hi. :) Iâm installing vinyl plank flooring today in the kitchen. The living room is already done. Iâll be starting from the far end of the kitchen and coming to meet the living room. I donât have the T piece yet but want to go as far as possible today. Iâm seeing online that I should leave a 1 to 1 1/4 inch gap and that sounds insane. Wouldnât it just be 1/4 or maybe 3/8 in order to accommodate just the middle lower part of the T? The rest of it sits on top of the flooring right? Thanks for any insight!
You nailed it here. Youâre probably overthinking and over reading. Just go with it the quarter inch and 3/8 is correct.
any ideas on a vinyl to tile transition with a 3" gap between floors? I cant find anything wide enough to cover it!
hey david! always a toughy 3" is a little much..you can try to get an oak 1x4 and then trim the sides with shoe moulding? or 45 the edges and try to feather it out that way...?
@@homemend Lumber was the previous owners' solution...a bit bulky, which is why I pulled it up. Theres always something to slow things down. Thanks for the reply. Subbed.
@@diesel5355 What did you end up doing? I have tile thatâs not leveled that transitions to laminate flooring. About half an inch or so of gap in between.
@@JoshR512 I have a hardwood-to-vinyl tile transition that is a pretty large height difference. I used two pieces. First I used a hardwood reducer which gently raises the hardwood up to match the level of the tile in the bathroom. Then I took a 1 3/4" wide seam binder to go over top of the seam. Worked great.
what was that tool that you used to cut the floor that was already installed?
Hey lap. Thatâs a cordless multitool. Super sweet.
@@homemend Thank you! The space for my T-molding is not big enough. That's just the tool I need!
What grout do you use?
Hi Jing It depends on the project? When I do a floor i use sanded But if youâre doing a porcelain tub surround you would want to use non-sanded. I hope this helps
What anti drip caulk gun do you use?
hey dv...the orange one from home depot..not sure of the brand.
Should use channel to push transition into....donât forget expansion too. Tnx
Thank you mr bubba!
what glue did you use?
Hey socks are used generic construction adhesive. Kind of a knock off liquid nails
What did you use as an adhesive ?
hey yak..heavy duty construction adhesive off brand
@@homemend thanks
My floor they installed tile in living room and laminate wood floor on the hall. The laminate is about 1/4 higher no transition strip what would be my best option the angled strip?
hey don!..yes the "step" transition steps down about a quarter inch to make up the floor height difference..you got this!
@@homemend awesome! What type of adhesive do yoi recommend
i like liquiod nail or the cheaper "heavy duty construction adhesive" then put some weight on them over night..
What is the name of the saw you used for the doorway cut?
Hey Benjamin the cordless tool is the multi tool and worth every penny. The small one for the round cut is a coping saw
I have a tile transition going to laminate. Thereâs a 1/2 inch gap and 1/2 deep. Iâve been trying a threshold that includes sort of like a aluminum âUâ channel that you have to screw into wood? And then push in the threshold to it? None of the flooring is leveled. Am I using the wrong one? Any recommendations? Thanks!!
Hey josh. The u shaped ones with the track are for laminate flooring. I would try to use one like I had here. The solid wood is easier to shoot down or glue if needed.
Sometimes you have to take the best solution even if no solution you come up with is the correct one, is it possible to trim out the edge of the laminate floor with a flat wood transition and then possibly grout the gap in the tile? If itâs going to look ridiculous than the answer is no, but I canât see it. If you want to get plugged into the meeting at work you can send me messages upload pictures and we may be able to come up with a solution. đ
@@homemend hey thanks so much for the reply. Let me try this method, Iâll get back to you.
What is the name of the tool you used to cut out the wood so the transition could fit???, I would love to know??
hey cu..thats a multitool and worth every penny. :)
18v multi tool, goo.gl/qHjYDG
what tool did you use to cut the floor???
hey rhonda! this was vinyl plank floor..score with a razor knife and break it off..easy!
I got some t molding going from lvp to carpet. Screwed in the transition track and now trying to snap in the strip. It absolutely will not snap into place and I am using a rubber mallet to try and snap it into the track. It will not snap in and the teeth on the strip are constantly breaking to pieces. Any ideas please?
Hey RB. I have never use the snapping kind because well as you know they are terrible. Are usually use hardwood as in this video. Then you can either shut them down, screw them down or glue them down. I hope this helps
@@homemend thank you. The track was to narrow so I spread the track further apart so the transition strip would actually snap into the track center.
Home Depot quit selling Minwax when Lowe's negotiated an exclusive contract for Minwax with Sherwin Williams who owns the Minwax brand.
hey JI...yes sir..this one hit hard..im a depot man myself, so i had to switch to whatever they are selling now :(
Is that Traffic master in Khaki?
hey robbie...allure! easiest floor ever they say.. theres a video in the library! thanks for commenting !
What size was the step transition
Hey angel. These are about 2â wide with a 1/4â step
What did you use to glue it? Brand name? Offbrand name? Just curious.
Hey Matt I just use construction adhesive off brand usually does the job
@@homemend thanks!!
What do you do when liquid nails doesnât hold? I put weights on one of mine overnight and the next day it just peeled right up like nothing.
Hey cam. More adhesive and more drying time. Never had one come up. Make sure the glue is contacting well. I like blobs instead of beads I hope this helps!
@@homemend what kind of glue are you using? I am brand new to doing handy jobs around my house and this is going to be my first little project. I appreciate the help. Thank you!
What 'multi tool's do you use? I need a new one. Thanks!
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My floor is vinyl with wood bottom. cut with what?
hey rhonda sounds like a mitre saw would be good for you....and a table saw for the rips. i hope this helps!
Shouldnt have you've used a U Channel and then insert it into your molding that is glued into the concrete? I see what you did and it looks good. Is there a lot of videos out there that tell you not to do it that way? Lol they claim you'll get worse like that longevity? I'm just confused
Hey Dave, I never like those prefab U-channel deals. I like to use straight red oak or white depending on your floor. Whatever works for you is best. You got this
Tried everything ?
yes mam..for thersholds theyoak is best opposed to laminate transitions or the metal strip kind...its classy too!
Thanks for the video. I know it would be a pain in the ass but that shoe molding looks like crap around the transition. A better final product would be trying to cut around so the shoe molding was still going over the top. It was tight, though, so might not have been possible. Does not look great. Imo shoe molding sucks, anyway. Last resort type of trim.
Awesome suggestions Kevlar. Thanks for commenting
Why didn't you show how you cut it out and what you cut it with??
Hey K. This was cut with a coping saw. I hope it helped you. Thanks for watching
Depot quit selling minwax because they lost their contact with Pittsburg.
I do miss them. Thanks for sharing Keith
Man, all good except the opening the tin with a chisel??
hey Klaus..it was an old one!lol thanks for commenting!
Good work but when you opened the can of stain I cringed. Poor Chiselđ
Hey Anthony. Did you see it? Lol it was done anyway thanks for commenting!
@@homemendI hate to admit it but I'm sure I've done the same in a pinch. When the custodians "borrow" all your chisels over the summer because they can't find a flat screw driver you become sensitive to chisle abuse.
Don't get me started with the saw stop...
Absolutely lol. I canât buy expensive chisels. The ten dollar pack on shared chisels is the way to go.
Using a chisel to open a stain can?! Party foul!đ€š
Man did you see that chisel? Disposable. đ
Shtirred, no shaken.
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THAT'S NOT HOW YOU DO IT BUFORD!!!!!
Hey xs! Thanks for sharing!
A fuckin man bun? Are you serious? You will look back at this and be embarrassed, you have been warned
Hey Mr. Iâm already looking back but the only thing Iâm embarrassed about is for you commenting like that LOL. Thanks for watching